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1
Erikson used which term to refer to the period of adolescence?
preconventional
identity crisis
foreclosure
generaltivity
2
Erkison would suggest that authoritarian parents inhibit the development of a child's
theory of mind
autonomy and initiative
habituation
assimilation and accomodation
3
Answer the following question:
seventh Nirvana
postconventional
preconventional
conventional
4
Temperment refers to an infant's
susceptibility to infection and disease
level of anger
general intelligence
emotional reactivity
5
Answer the following question:
Conservational
Postconventional
preconventional
Conventional
6
According to Erikson, trust is to ________, as identity is to _________.
infancy;childhood
infancy;adolescence
childhood;adolescence
adulthood;childhood
7
Answer the following question:
concrete operational
formal operational
sensorimotor
anal/retentive
8
Which of the following might contribute to teenagers engaging in risky sexual activity?
Teens have not yet reached the concrete operational stage
The frontal lobes do not reach maturity until the mid-20s
Teens do not understand the consquences of risky sex
The limbic system does not reach maturity until the mid 20s
9
According to Erikson, isolation is to intimacy as role confusion is to
identity
guilt
mistrust
inferiority
10
Answer the following question:
free radicals
carbs
testosterone
alcohol
11
Answer the following question:
conventional
preconventional
postconventional
formal operations
12
The rooting reflex refers to a baby's tendency to
be startled by a loud noise
dig in your pockets
withdraw a limb to escape pain
open its mouth and turn its head when touched on the cheek
13
During the course of successful prenatal development, a human organism begins as a(n)
zygote and finally develops into an embryo
embryo and finally develops into a fetus
a fetus and finally into a zygote
zygote and finally into a fetus
14
The critical period theory
says there is no best time to learn a language
states there is an optimal time to aquire certain skills
was proved incorrect by the case of Genie in the 1970's
none of the above
15
What is necessary for the development of advanced moral reasoning, according to Piaget?
conservation
stoicism
formal operations
corporeal punishment
16
Answer the following question:
cystallized intelligence
Alzheimer's disease
normal aging
death-deferral phenomenon
17
Answer the following question:
role confusion
the gender schema theory
the social learning theory
gender identity disorder
18
Puberty is generally characterized by all of the following
except
increased conflict with parental figures
a dramatic increase in height and weight
a decrease in concentrations of certain hormones
an increase in idealistic adn abstract thinking
19
Answer the following question:
preconventional
postconventional
gangsta
conventional
20
Answer the following question:
fluid intelligence
insecure attachment
imprinting
conservation
21
Which of the following is NOT one of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?
concrete operational
conservation
sensorimotor
formal operations
22
The ability to think quickly and abstractly is known as
cohort effects
crystalized intelligence
concrete thinking
fluid intelligence
23
A person who does not do something to avoid getting caught is at this level of moral reasoning
unconventional
conventional
preconventional
postconventional
24
What is the term used by psychologists to describe the behavioral aspects of gender?
gender identity
passive/aggressive
gender role
yin/yang
25
Once a sperm penetrates the cell wall of an egg and fertilizes it, this structure is known as
a zygote
an embryo
placenta
a fetus
26
Answer the following question:
secure attachment
the critical period
stranger attachment
socialization
27
Answer the following question:
accomodation
conservation
egocentrism
assimilation
28
According to Erikson, the crisis that needs resolution for adolescents involves the search for
autonomy
identity
self-worth
trust
29
The phrase "out of sight, out of mind" is true of cognitive processing in the ____ stage
concrete operational
sensorimotor
formal operational
preoperational
30
Authoritarian parents
are overly indulgent with their children
are highly controlling of their children
show lots of love and affection to their children
pay little attention to their children
31
Answer the following question:
a longitudinal study
a biased study
a cross-sectional study
an age diference study
32
Which of the following is NOT a way human children become attached to their parents?
all of the above
imprinting
mere exposure to parents
body contact
33
Answer the following question:
an imprinting experience shortly after birth
a terry-cloth wrapped mother
the "right" temperment
sensitive, responsive caregivers
34
Answer the following question:
object permanence
egocentric thinking
the ability to think abstractly
evidence of assimilation
35
Answer the following question:
preferential looking
object permanence
visual development
habituation
36
Suzy, a two year old, grabs a toy her brother is playing with and yells, "Mine!" Suzy lacks
theory of mind
object permanence
conservation
preconventional morality
37
Crystallized intelligence
does not change until about age 75
cannot be measured
increases with age
decreased with age
38
Answer the following question:
unconventional
postconventional
preconventional
conventional
39
A developmental stage characteristic of early childhood (3-5 years) is
trust vs. mistrust
intimacy vs. isolation
initiative vs. guilt
identity vs. role confusion
40
Jean Piaget's development theory focused on how humans develop
morally
socailly
physically
cognitively
41
Of the following activities, this one uses crystallized intelligence
reciting facts about the Civil War
visualizing the way an object would look if it is rotated
solving a jigsaw puzzle
using a mathematical formula to solve a problem
42
Answer the following question:
fluid intelligence
gut-level feelings
stranger anxiety
insecure attachment
43
Period when events must take place to facilitate proper development is called the ____ period.
conservation
critical
assimilation
attachment
44
Answer the following question:
assimilation
object permanence
Conservation
egocentrism
45
The psycholgical crisis "trust vs. mistrust" takes place in which of Erikson's stages?
infants
preschool
school age
adolescents
46
Answer the following question:
cultural
physical
experiential
historical
47
Which of the following is true of fluid intelligence?
generally stays the same throughout the lifespan
generally increases with age
depends completely on the person
generally decreases with age
48
Answer the following question:
conservation
object permanence
egocentrism
sensorimotor
49
According to Piaget, egocentrism is to conservation as the ____ stage is to the ______ stage.
concrete operational;preoperational
preoperational;sensorimotor
preoperational;concrete operational
concrete operational;formal operational
50
Answer the following question:
egocentrism
conservation
stranger anxiety
secure attachment
51
The period of prenatal development that occurs just before birth is the
fetal period
zygotic period
embryotic period
germinal period
52
Answer the following question:
water
food
comforting sounds
soft body contact
53
Answer the following question:
attachment
autonomy
stagflation
habituation
54
Which of the following is NOT a secondary sex characteristic?
female breasts
facial hair
wide hips
male testes
55
Which saw the issues of identity and role confusion as critical to adolescent development?
Sigmund Freud
Margaret Mead
Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
56
Answer the following question:
intimacy
identity
basic trust
into a sexually mature person
57
Answer the following question:
postconventional
conventional
social intuitive
preconventional
58
A concept and framework that organizes and interprets information is called a(n)
temperment
assimilation
attachment
schema
59
Answer the following question:
insecure
anxious-avoidant
disorganized-disoriented
secure
60
Answer the following question:
attachment
continuity
imprinting
maturation
61
Answer the following question:
accomodation
the zone of proximal development
assimilation
joint visualization
62
The sense of when to leave home, get a job, or marry is also referred to as the
life span
social clock
theory of mind
midlife crisis
